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My  friends  have  come  to  me 
unsought.  The  great  God 
gave  them  to  me. — Emerson. 


This  little  book  on  Friendship  is  compiled  by 
James  Frederick  Mason,  decorated  by  Amelia 
de  Wolffers,  and  published  in  New  York 
by  Dodge  Publishing  Company,  23 
East  Twentieth  Street. 


Copyright,  1904,  by 

pubtt^frino  Compang 


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“ affections!  sDoulD  not  fitno 
tfie  soul,  Dut  enfrancpise  it. 
CDrougD  tpem  it  sDoulD  knoto 
larger, Deeper,  Digger  life.  CDep 
sDou ID  6e  to  it  tomgs  Dp  topicD 
to  mount,  a frienD  comes  as  an 
amDassaDor  from  tDe  Deanens.” 


“ TBIest  be  tbe  tongue  that  speaks  no  til, 
©Hbose  toorDs  ace  albtaps  true, 
Cbat  keeps  ‘tbe  lato  of  ktnDness’  still 
(KHbateber  others  Do. 

iBlest  be  tbe  banDs  that  toll  to  ato 
Cbe  great  tuorlD’s  ceaseless  neeO— 
Cbe  banDs  that  neper  are  afralD, 

Co  Do  a ktnDlp  DeeD.” 


0o  often  to  tfce  fjou0e  of  tbp 
frienD,  fot  toeeDs  cbofee  up  tfce 
unuseo  patjb 


■Scandinavian  Edda, 


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S>o  rnanp  little  faults  toe 
find; 

Wit  see  tbem,  for  not  blind 
3s  lobe;  toe  see  tbem,  but 
if  pou  anb  1 

perhaps  remember  tbem 
some  bp  anb  bp 
Cbep  toill  not  be 
jfaults  then— grabe  faults 
—to  pou  anb  me, 

05ut  iust  obb  toaps,  mis* 
tabes,  or  eben  less, 
Remembrances  to  bless. 


a OF  ILL  LIB . 


mt  essence  of  ftienbsf&ip 
is  entirenesfgi,  a total  niagnan* 
intit?  anb  trust.  Jit  must  not 
surmise  or  probibe  for  infirm* 
it?.  It  treats  itgs  object  as  a 
(Bob,  t^at  it  ma?  beif?  botl). 

— Emerson . 


•• 


31  think  that  goob  must  come 
of  goob, 

ftnb  ill  of  ebtl — surelp  unto  all 
3ln  eberp  place  oc  time,  seeing 
stoeet  fruit 

(Brotocth  from  toholesomc 
roots,  or  bitter  things 
jfrom  poison  stocks : pea,  see* 
ing,  too,  hob)  spite 
Breebs  hate— anb  kinbness 
frienbS— or  patience 
$eace. 

— Edwin  Arnbld. 


%et  me  to?bap  bo  bometf)ing  tfjat 
isf^all  tafte 

Si  little  palmed  from  tf>e  toortb’b 
babt  btore, 

&ttb  map  Sr  &*  £o  faboreb  ab  to  matte 
<&(  jop’b  too  beatttp  bum,  a tittle 

niOrC*  — Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox . 


jFnenos&tp— tfcat  0elect  anD 
0acteD  relation  totnei)  10  a kino 
of  afj0olute,  ano  tofcicf)  leafce0 
tlie  language  of  loDe  0u0pictou0 
anD  common,  00  muc&  10  $10 
purer,  anD  nothing  10  00  muck 

Ditrine.  — Emerson . 


flfllc  ought  to  acquaint  ourselbes 
toith  the  beautiful;  toe  ought  to 
contemplate  it  toith  rapture,  anb 
attempt  to  raise  ourselbes  up  to 
its  height.  &nb  in  order  to  gain 
Strength  for  that,  toe  must  Keep 
ourselhes  thoroughly  unselfish  — 
toe  must  not  make  it  our  oton,  hut 
rather  seek  to  communicate  it;  in» 
deed,  to  make  a sacrifice  of  it  to 
those  toho  are  bear  anb  precious  to 

US.  — Goethe. 


“^ttence*  or  neglect  t>te$olPe$ 
manp  ftienD$tylp&” 

"iffttenDjgptp  jsupplteg  t\)t  place 
of  ePerptlpng  to  tijoeic  topo  fenoto 
l)o\t  to  ma&?  tf)t  rigi)t  u$e  of  It; 
It  mafic#  pout  prossperitp  mote 
Ijappp,  and  it  mallei  pout  afifiet# 
ftp  mote  eaesp,” 


i^appp  t0  tfie  fiouse  tfiat 
0fielter$  a friend  ! it  misfit 
toell  fie  fiuilt  like  a festal 
fiotoer  or  arcfi,  to  entertain 
fiim  a single  Dap.  happier, 
if  fie  knoto  tfie  solemnity  of 
tfiat  relation  anD  fionor  its; 


lain. 


Emerson 


/ 


■Emerson, 


flDur  frtenDsPtps  purrp  to 
sport  ano  poor  cottclu* 
Stotts,  because  toe  ftatoe 
ma&e  tpem  a terture  of 
totne  attD  Breams  insteaD 
of  tpe  tougp  fibre  of  tpe 
pumatt  peart. 


^eefe  not  to  pour  tbe  toorlb 
into  tbp  little  moulb, 
€acb  as  its  nature  is,  its 
being  must  unfold ; 
Cbou  art  but  as  a string  in 
life’s  bast  sounbing 
boarb, 

anb  otber  strings  as  stoeet 
twill  not  toitb  tbine  ac* 
corb. 


— W.  W.  Story. 


Let  us  approach  our  friend 
.toith  an  audacious  trust  in  th 
truth  of  his  heart,  in  the 
breadth,  impossible  to  he  oner* 
turneD,  of  his  founhations. 

— Emerson . 


SDo  not  loofe  fortoarb  to  to&at  migDt 
happen  to*morroto;  t&e  game  eberlas*t= 
mg  Jfatfier  tofjo  cates*  fot  pou  to=bap, 
toil!  tafte  cate  of  pou  to=morroto,  anb 
eberp  bap.  (Eit&er  i?e  toill  s*f)telb  pou 
front  suffering;,  ot  3£e  toill  gibe  pou 
unfailing;  0ttmg;tf)  to  bear  it.  Be  at 
peace  t&en,  anb  put  as*ibe  all  anrtous* 
thoughts*  anb  imaginations*. 

— St.  Francis  de  Sales, 


j!3oto  is  tfte  time;  aft,  menO, 
no  longer  toait 
Co  scatter  lotting  smiles  anD 
toortis  of  cfteer 
Co  tftose  arountt  foftose  Uttes 
are  noto  so  Dear, 

Cftep  map  not  meet  pou  in 
tfte  coming  pear, 
jftoftj  is  tfte  time. 


j atoafee  tW  momma:  tottf) 
bebout  tbanftssa;ibmff  tot  mg 
tttmbsf,  tf )t  olb  anb  tfje  neto. 

—Emerson, 


TBroto  map  tonnfele,  bait  turn  gtep, 
jfrienDsbip  neper  otons  Decap; 

JFot  ’mid  oID  frienDs  fernD  anD  true 
Wit  once  more  out  pout!)  renefo. 

TBut,  alas,  oID  frienDs  must  Die; 

Jl3etu  frienDs  must  tbeir  place  supplp. 
Cben  cbettsb  frienDsbip  in  pour  breast; 
jfteto  is  gooD,  but  oID  is  best 
90a be  netu  frienDs,  but  beep  tbe  oID; 
Cbose  are  stlDer  tbese  are  golD. 


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{[Dafee  time  to  gpeafe  a lobtng  toocti 
ambtrelobingtoorbis  aw  geltiom  beard; 
Stnti  it  bull  linger  in  tbe  mini, 
and  gather  other*  of  tt-s  ftinb, 

’Hill  lotimg  toord*  toill  echo  tobere 
(fr*ttobile  the  heart  toa*  poor  and  bare; 
anti  jSometobere  on  tb?  btabentoarti 
tracft 

'Ebrir  mu0ic  toil!  come  echoing  bacft. 


“aBootte&p!”  § ea,  “ 4B0&  bt  tditfj 

pou ! ’ ’ praping  anO  blearing 
Srn  aimplcst  pfjraac. 

&lifee  our  nceti  anD  l^ia  Hear  care 
confeasing 
Sn  all  our  toapa. 


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